Speech #870090952

The bill will be received and appropriately referred. and. without objection. the bill and letter will be printed in the RECORD. The bill to amend the joint resolution of July 14. 1960. enabling the United States to participate in the resettlement of certain refugees. introduced by Mr. FULBRIGHT. by request. was received. read twice by its title. referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. and ordered to be printed in the RECORD. as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House o/ Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Section 1 of the joint resolution of July 14. 1960 (74 Stat. 504) is hereby redesignated as section 1(a) and the following is added thereto: "(b) The President is hereby authorized to continue membership for the United States In the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration in accordance with its constitution approved in Venice. Italy. on October 19. 1953. For the purpose of assisting in the movement of refugees and migrants and to enhance the economic progress of the developing countries by providing for a coordinated supply of selected manpower. there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary from time to time for the payment by the United States of its contributions to the Committee and all necessary salaries and expenses incident to United States participation In the Committee. "(c) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary from time to time (1) for contributions to the activities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for assistance to refugees under his mandate or in behalf of whom he Is exercising his good offices. and (2) for assistance to or in behalf of refugees. escapees. and selected persons from Communistdominated or Communistoccupled areas. or to or in behalf of refugees. escapees. and selected persons from other areas. whenever the President shall determine that such assistance would be in the interest of the United States. Funds appropriated for the purposes of subsections (b) and (a) (1) and (2) of this Act shall remain available until expended. "Of the funds made available for use undef section 451 of the Act for International Development of 1961. not to exceed $10.000.000. may be used in any fiscal year in order to meet unexpected refugee and migration developments. when the President determines such use to be important to the national interest." Add section 12. as follows: "SEc. 12. (a) Unobligated and unexpended balances of funds made available under authority of the Mutual Security Act of 1954. as amended. and allocated or transferred for the purpose of providing assistance to or in behalf of refugees. migrants. escapees. and selected persons are hereby authorized to be continued available for such purposes and may be consolidated with appropriations authorized by subsections (b) and (c) of section 1. "(b) The President may exercise any functions or authority conferred upon him by subsections (b) and (c) of section 1 of this Act through such agency or officer of the United States Government as he shall direct. The head of any agency or such officer may from time to time promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out such functions or authority. including. if he shall so specify. the authority to redelegate to any of his subordinates. "(c) The President may allocate or transfer to any agency of the United States Government any part of any funds available for carrying out the purposes of subsections (b) and (c) of section 1 of this Act. Such funds shall be available for obligation and expenditure for the purposes for which authorized in accordance with authority granted in this Act or under authority governing the activities of the agencies of the United States Government to which such funds are allocated or transferred.